Advances in Thermoplastic Composites (Click the PDF icons to view abstracts, papers, or presentations that were available at press time.) |
Paper Title |
Author |
Company |
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New PA with Advanced Stabilization & Higher Glass Loading Improves Mechanicals at Elevated Temperatures |
Manoranjan Prusty |
BASF SE |
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Development of Continuous Fiber Reinforced Nylon Composite for Structural Applications |
Jonathan Spiegel |
Polystrand |
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Development of a New Light Weight Reinforced Thermoplastic for Automotive Interiors |
Kunal Kumar |
Hanwha Azdel, Inc. |
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Using Unidirectional Glass Tapes to Improve Impact Performance of Thermoplastic Composites in Automotive Applications |
Duane Emerson *2012 SPE ACCE Best Paper Award Winner* |
Ticona Engineering Polymers |
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Higher Temperature PP-Based Composite Provides Nylon/PA-Level Performance at Lower Weight & Cost |
Jim Keeler |
Albis Plastics Corp. |
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DLFT Experiments with Cyclic Butylene Terephthalate |
Victor Bravo |
National Research Council Canada |
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In-Situ Polymerization of Reinforced Thermoplastics |
Jim Mihalich |
Cyclics Corp. |
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Thermally Conductive but Electrically Insulating Plastics for Thermal Management Applications |
Chandrashekar Raman |
Momentive Performance Materials |
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Overview of Maleic-Anhydride-Grafted Polyolefin Coupling Agents: Uses & Benefits |
Louis Martin |
Addcomp North America, Inc. |
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Thermoplastic Sandwich Composites from Recycled Sources for Impact Damage Tolerance & Crashworthiness |
Uday Vaidya |
University of Alabama at Birmingham |